Akita LNG Terminal

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Akita LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Japan.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Akita LNG Terminal	Akita, Akita, Japan	39.7617994, 140.0547406 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Akita LNG Terminal	import	operating	0.6 mtpa	0.6 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Akita LNG Terminal	import	–	–

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Akita LNG Terminal	import	operating	–	–	–	2015	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Akita LNG Terminal	import	operating	Tobu Gas [100%]	Tobu Gas [100.0%]	–

Background

The terminal is owned and operated by Tobu Gas and was commissioned in 2015. It is a secondary domestic-only LNG terminal that receives fuel from Hachinohe LNG Terminal.

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Additional data

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